gardening stuff............

[sadlonelygit]

...........that you cut off your neighbours plants, branches etc.
you have to give them back to them don't you? it's law innit..........hopefully!

[Pat]

My understanding is that you're aloowed to cut anything that overhangs your property, but have to 'offer' them the cuttings, don't think they have to accept them so you can't just dump them on their lawn! 

[dickturpin]

I think you must offer them the clippings back.


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[dickturpin]

Yes, as you Pat, I think our replies posted at the same time. You cant just chuck the bits over the fence!


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[Pat]

Actually it appears we're mistaken  & you can!

http://www.problemneighbours.co.uk/rights-trees-and-overhanging-branches.html


Overhanging Branches If the branches of a neighbour’s tree start to grow over to your side, you can cut them back to the boundary point between you and your neighbour’s property, as long as the tree is not under a tree preservation order. If it is, you’ll need to seek further clarification. However, the branches and any fruit on them which you may have cut down on your side still belong to the tree owner so they can ask you to return them. Alternatively, you can return them and ask your neighbour to dispose of them themselves should you wish to do so. What might seem a bit of a strange anomaly, however, is that even though any leaves from your neighbour’s tree may fall into your garden in autumn, you have no right to ask them to come around and sweep them up.

[sadlonelygit]

the old goat next door has been told to cut down the leylandii (by the council) but so far has ignored them. in a high wind it was touching my roof, so butchered it down with the aid of a scaffold tower. i'm waiting for him to go shopping then it's all going (neatly) on his drive as our local council don't do free green collections anymore.

[DryRob]

I've got one, where does the law stand on trees/bushes overhanging into a public access ally that a property backs onto but does not use?

[Pat]

I guess that depends who the alley belongs too, if it's the council then complain to them that they're not keeping a public right of way clear.

[chaz]

I've got one, where does the law stand on trees/bushes overhanging into a public access ally that a property backs onto but does not use?

I've same problem the bloke never cuts his hedge so it had grown into the back lane, the bin wagon then drove on my concrete and cracked it.
His "garden" is wilder than the Amazon rain forest and he is a tree hugging ageing hippy, which is fine but he should keep it confined to HIS garden. So out came the branch loppers etc. 2 hours later the way was clear and all the stuff went over the hedge into his garden.
I think he is lucky I didn't charge him for the work I did.